How To Massage Knees And Thighs Video

Massaging the knees and thighs is part of most leg massages. Learn the art of giving massage in this health video.

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Use circular motions around kneecap
Massage up
Knead thigh like dough
Use body weight to lean into compression

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Melisa Brown is a licensed massage therapist specializing in Thai Massage, Shiatsu, Pre-Natal Massages for expecting mothers, Post Mastectomy Massages, and more. Brown was trained at the Educating Hands School of Massage in Miami, and the Institute of Thai Massage in New Jersey. She is currently a teacher at the Educating Hands School of Massage.

MELISA BROWN: Hi, my name is Melisa Brown and I'm a licensed massage therapist here in Miami, Florida. I'm with U Need A Massage. In this clip, we're going to talk about how to massage knees and thighs. Okay? The knees, I like to give it a nice little circular motion all the way around to loosen it up and go both ways. Just move that knee cap around. Be very careful if you're massaging somebody who's had any type of knee operation or hip operation. You don't want to go too fast around. Now, there's a whole bunch of attachments here. You can massage those attachments. There are joints; there are ligaments. Using my thumbs, I can go very lightly and I can go towards the thigh, massaging all around the knees. In massaging the thigh, I'm going to be using it like it's a big loaf of bread, so I'm going to be kneading and kneading, kneading this big piece of bread. And you can always use the gliding strokes and the compressions. I'm just using my torso to go in and give it that pressure. It's an even pressure on the thigh. And then I want to incorporate the knee with the thigh.

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